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RedStateRon

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Have 32 GB SD card (45 MB -speed)
Depending on answer, may want to get a CF Card 32 GB (with faster speed)

Read that if both used at same time (not one or the other) then the speed becomes that of the lowest card. True?
I realize there are many different reasons to have two cards as well as speed of cards. I am not a professional, but at least would be considered intermediate. Used to shoot print film years ago (60-70s) eyesight became poor, got cataract surgery now eyes good again, and the AF on the 5D MIII propelled me to re-enter photography. My lens is good too, 24-70 F2.8


Any help or direction to a valid and new explanation of my question will be appreciated.
 
If your not shooting video, or bursts (Which you may be unlikely to if you were a film guy) the speed really doesnt matter.

I can believe that using both would be slower. Frankly, you would be better off with one faster one than two smaller, unless you like it as a backup.

See, the main problem on bodies isnt the cards themselve, but the buffer size. Youll probably fill it up just as fast writing to two than one.
 
Well you can either record to both cards, one at a time or sequentially. Some people shoot raw to one card and JPEG to another.

Video you can only record to one card at a time.
 
Thanks to both of you, since it do shoot bursts now (to get hopefully one good pic of a grandchild) and will use as video , all answers have helped in my decision making.
 

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